Monday 15^th July 2024

 

Dear Families,

 

Swimming Lessons – Year 4 Autumn Term 2024

 

As required by the National Curriculum, the children in Year 4 will be taking part in a swimming course in the autumn term. It is a government requirement that all pupils in KS2 are taught swimming as part of their PE lessons.

 

The children will have two weeks of daily swimming lessons. These will begin on Monday 11^th November 2024 (after the Autumn half term) and be completed on Friday 22^nd November 2024. The swimming pool will be provided by Elite Swimming and will be contained within a heated tent on the ball playground at Owlsmoor Primary School. Children will change in and out of swim wear at school.

 

Elite Swimming would like us to arrange the children into provisional groups prior to the sessions:

1. Non-swimmer - able to swim up to 5 metres
2. Able to swim 5 metres - 15 metres
3. Able to swim 15 metres and above

 

During the first session, Elite swimming will formally assess the children and if any of children are in a group that does not match their swimming ability, they will be moved into the next appropriate group. Each group will range between 10-12 children.

 

Children will need to bring to school on a daily basis:

• Named swimming hat
• A sensible costume should be worn, allowing free movement (we request that girls wear a one-piece swimming costume rather than a two piece)
• Named plastic bag to store wet swimming clothes
• A change of dry underwear
• Sliders/flip flops to walk from the changing room to the pool in 
• Towel
• Goggles are not required, but if the children do prefer to use them, they must be named and the child must take responsibility for their safe-keeping
• No jewellery should be worn in the pool (including stud earrings)
• Infectious foot diseases, e.g. athlete’s foot, verrucas etc. should be covered with a special sock, available from the chemist

 

If you have any further questions before September please ask the Year 4 teachers.

 

Thank you for your support,

 

The Year 4 Team

 

 

 

Child’s name:     _____________________________________

 

Year 4 class:      _____________________________________

 

My child’s swimming ability:

 

Non-swimmer - able to swim up to 5 metres

 

Able to swim 5 metres - 15 metres

 

Able to swim 15 metres and above

 

 

Please can you return this form to your class teacher by Friday 19^th July 2024.